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The Enchanted Places: A Childhood Memoir

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Enchanted Places: A Childhood Memoir

Contributors:

By (Author) Christopher Milne

ISBN:

9781509821891

Publisher:

Pan Macmillan

Imprint:

Pan Books

Publication Date:

26th July 2016

UK Publication Date:

14th July 2016

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

Dewey:

823.912

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

160

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 11mm

Weight:

118g

Description

Christopher Robin's story, in his own words "An autobiography of extraordinary tact as well as candour" The Times "Mr Milne has set out to re-create a world . . . he has been totally successful" Times Literary Supplement Millions of readers throughout the world have grown up with the stories and verses of A. A. Milne; have envied Christopher Robin in his enchanted world; laughed at Pooh - a bear of very little brain - and worried about Piglet and his problems. But what was it like to be the small boy with the long hair, smock and wellington boots At the age of fifty-four Christopher Milne recalled his early childhood, remembering 'the enchanted places' where he used to play in Sussex. The Hundred Acre Wood, Galleon's Lap and Poohsticks Bridge existed not only in the stories and poems but were part of the real world surrounding the Milne home at Cotchford Farm. With deftness and artistry Milne draws a memorable portrait of his father, and an evocative reconstruction of a happy childhood in London and Sussex. It is a story told with humour and modesty.

Reviews

An autobiography of extraordinary tact as well as candour * The Times *
Mr Milne has set out to recreate a world . . . he has been totally successful * Times Literary Supplement *

Author Bio

Christopher Robin Milne was the son of author A.A. (Alan Alexander) Milne and Dorothy de Selincourt. As a young child, he was the basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories and in two books of poems. Christopher Milne was a shy boy and did not like the attention that he received from the public because of his father's success with the Pooh books. In 1974, Milne decided to publish the first of three autobiographical books. The Enchanted Places gave an account of his childhood and of the problems that he had encountered because of the Pooh books.

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